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Wednesday, 31 December 2008 |
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Medical Research News Contact with nature has long been suspected to increase positive feelings, decrease stress, and provide distraction from the pain associated with recovery from surgery. |
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Friday, 28 November 2008 |
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Medical Condition News Presently keratoconus is treated through eyeglasses, hard contact lenses, and a newer treatment, INTACS plastic rings inserted into the mid layer of the cornea to flatten it, changing the shape and location of the cone. |
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Friday, 28 November 2008 |
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Medical Procedure News Retinal detachment, a condition that afflicts about 10,000 Americans each year, puts an individual at risk for vision loss or blindness. |
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Wednesday, 26 November 2008 |
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Disease/Infection News Following reports that an 18-year-old student celebrating 'schoolies' week on Queensland's Gold Coast has been hospitalised with meningococcal disease, health officials have warned schoolies that the after-effects of drinking or drug-taking could disguise the onset of the... |
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Friday, 14 November 2008 |
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Disease/Infection News Asma Elsony led the tuberculosis programme in Sudan at the same time as she took her doctoral degree under the supervision of Professor Gunnar Bjune of the Department of General Practice and Community Medicine, University of Oslo in Norway. |
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Tuesday, 11 November 2008 |
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Medical Research News If a fine night's sleep helps the brain and body perform better, it's a fine guess that sleep problems can cause more than just tiredness. |
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Tuesday, 11 November 2008 |
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Medical Research News Research has already suggested that sleep problems can cause more than just tiredness - they have been linked to cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease and metabolic disorders, and are also thought to raise the risk of fatness and diabetes. |
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Monday, 10 November 2008 |
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Medical Research News The 2008 Joint Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (Academy) and European Society of Ophthalmology (SOE), the largest and most comprehensive ophthalmic educational meeting in the world, is in session November 8 to 11 at the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta. |
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Wednesday, 05 November 2008 |
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Disease/Infection News It took less than a decade for native rats to become extinct on the Indian Ocean's previously uninhabited Christmas Island once Eurasian black rats jumped ship onto the island at the turn of the 20th century. |
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Wednesday, 30 July 2008 |
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Medical Studies/Trials A promising new drug therapy used to treat abnormal swelling in the eye - a condition called diabetic macular edema - proved less effective than traditional laser treatments in a study funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). |
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Thursday, 10 July 2008 |
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Disease/Infection News An outbreak of Hendra virus in Queensland is causing concern among the equine community. The deadly virus has already caused the death of 2 horses on a property of a Brisbane veterinarian, of 3 horses affected, one has died and one, a racehorse, has been put down. |
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Thursday, 10 July 2008 |
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Medical Condition News Female soccer players and soccer players who have had a preceding concussion recuperate differently from males or players without a history of concussion, new research released today at the 2008 American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Annual Meeting at the JW... |
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Wednesday, 09 July 2008 |
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Medical Science News Even contact lenses are joining the trend to go green. Chemical engineering researchers at McMaster University have shown that a frequent fluid found in our bodies can be used as a natural moisturizing agent in contact lenses. |
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Wednesday, 02 July 2008 |
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WEDNESDAY, July 2 Glaucoma doesn't certainly have to end in blindness, 2 new studies suggest. In one report, researchers say they found traditional surgery for glaucoma has better outcomes than using glaucoma drainage devices. |
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Friday, 27 June 2008 |
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FRIDAY, June 27 The key to a healthful mind in old age may lie in an active social life, a new study suggests. |
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Thursday, 26 June 2008 |
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Medical Procedure News For the first time in Florida, patients with glaucoma have a new treatment option known as the Trabectome. The minimally invasive procedure, which is available at Mayo Clinic and takes about 20 minutes, is designed to decrease pressure within the eye and stabilize the vision. |
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Tuesday, 24 June 2008 |
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Child Health News The severity of retinal hemorrhaging for young children in motor vehicle crashes is densely correlated to the severity of the crash, according to a new study by researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. |
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Tuesday, 10 June 2008 |
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Medical Science News A team of forensic scientists at the University of Copenhagen has studied human remains found in 2 ancient Danish burial grounds dating back to the iron age, and discovered a man who appears to be of arabian origin. |
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Monday, 09 June 2008 |
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MONDAY, June 9 A sophisticated new imaging device could one day help doctors detect the devastating eye disease known as narrow-angle glaucoma before and more accurately, researchers report. |
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Thursday, 05 June 2008 |
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Disease/Infection News Authorities in Britain say there has been an outbreak of bird flu on a farm in Oxfordshire.Veterinary officials say chickens on a farm near Banbury have tested positive for bird flu, and all birds on the farm are being slaughtered. |
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Monday, 26 May 2008 |
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Here are some of the newest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: Warm Weather Workouts Require Common-Sense Precautions Memorial Day is considered the unofficial start of summer, and that means more people will be title outside to pursue favorite exercises and... |
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Monday, 26 May 2008 |
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SUNDAY, May 25 Don't overlook your eyes when you're thinking about ultraviolet (UV) defendion as the weather heats up, experts say. |
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Thursday, 22 May 2008 |
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Tuesday, 20 May 2008 |
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Disease/Infection News A report by the World Hepatitis Alliance has called for an increased focus on hepatitis and says the disease should be given the same attention as AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. |
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Saturday, 10 May 2008 |
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SATURDAY, May 10 Every year in the United States, about 40,000 people suffer sports-related eye injuries, says the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), which recommends that all athletes wear appropriate, sports-specific eye defendion properly fitted by an eye-care professional. |
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Thursday, 08 May 2008 |
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THURSDAY, May 8 A gene called erythropoietin (EPO) is linked to severe diabetic eye and kidney diseases, a new study finds. |
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Friday, 02 May 2008 |
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Women's Health News A new study of the Women's Health Study (WHS) found that women who took Vitamin E supplements had rates of cataract development comparable to women who did not take such supplements. |
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Wednesday, 30 April 2008 |
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Disease/Infection News Indonesia's health ministry has announced that a three-year-old boy from Java has died from bird flu pushing the country's death toll up to 108. |
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Monday, 28 April 2008 |
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Medical Research News In a clinical trial at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, researchers from The University of Pennsylvania have used gene therapy to securely restore vision in 3 young adults with a infrequent form of congenital blindness. |
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Sunday, 27 April 2008 |
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FRIDAY, April 25 Golf valuable Tiger Woods lauds vision-correcting LASIK surgery as "life changing." NASA now allows astronauts to undergo the procedure, and the U.S. military says it has been performed on 112,500 military personnel, including pilots. |
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